Tilting inlay table top



' March 29, 1932.

H. N. BANKS TILI'ING INLAY TABLE-TOP Filed Oct. 9. 1929 INVENTOR H. N. BANKS ATTORNEY$ PatentediMari'29,1193? t is nziImY ngnimxsgor'zLONGnneong onnrronmnz 7 V;

e V mum mmvjzrnnnn'mory a 4 V Appliqation med-ampere, 1929. serial niflasaezej My invention-pertains to a tilting inlay clinable top in-itshorizontal andhoused po table top, that is an inlaid portion'of a table: sition; By this combination moving the leaf I top whichmaybe tilted upwardlyleaving the in one direction locks the inolinable top in H remainder of'the table topintact'. its-housed position and byanother move- An object of my'inventi'on is in conjunction ment not'only unlocks but slightly elevates Witha table top, tohave a portion thereof theinclinable top so that it ma-y be-readily arranged-to tilt upwardlyso that thewup graspedby the fingers to elevate to the dewardly sloping partmay be used as'a support sired extent,- Theinclinable top-is supported for books-affording an in'clined surface, for by any suitable adjustable device to hold it' h v 10 making or'inspectingtdrazw -ingsormany other at any'desired inclination. I 1 '60 purposesin 'which i 'is'desired to ha've'anlin MYJIIVGIIfiO H is illustrated in the'accomolined sur'face '1 p panyingdrawings,in;which,

' Ajfurther 'objecjtj'ofiny:inventionisto have Figurel is'a perspective viewof the table L the portion of the table topwhich m'ay be havlng' my inlay top c'onstruct'ed in connec- V 7 i5 raised'to gform anincline;constructed as a r l nfherewith; I part'inlaid'in the other portions of the'table, Fig. 2 1s a vertical section-on the line12 -2 so that when the inlay p'ortionisin its lower-, of Fig. 1 in the directionof the arrovvs,'-show'- V most'position therefis, a fiat horizontalsun mg the marginal edge of the inolinable inface Without any'projefctions andso arranged l y l y y; f i x J Q t "'20 that the inlay' portionflma -be pointed ujp- F1 g.;-3-1 s-a,sect1on on the line 3-"3 of Fig; wardly havinga hingedyor a pivoted connec- 1n; the dlrect on'of the arrows, showingthe ti pr fe bl t jig d f th =1ncl1nable 1nlay top in its-locked positionby lay portion; it I h 'l bQ j t a Another-detailed object of myinventi'on' is 7' F g. 1s a v e'w s1 ilar to Fig.{3,'shoyving I v inahaving the pivotal'conne'etion of the inlay the lnclinable inlay top unlockedand shght- I set invslightly froin th'e loWer-marmnal edge y a edfio-a lowjgraspmg by thefingeIS; soth'at Whenthe inlay section is tilted'and F g- 15 detall'transversesection 311111151, 1 inclined; a'small'ledge'isiformedwvithftheink gh g m d m of lock L lay and the marginal portion of theimmovflndrelease for thetabletop; L I I able table top and thus forms a support for gfits V 8? sl pllar t0 Fig.;5 h0Wing 3 books or the like at the lower portion of the the gdp ce 1n anot er pos tlon,

sloping table top section I v I Inthedravvmgs, the mamtable top s in- I I A further detailed-objectof my invention rdlcated y th e l 11,-t 1s bemglmdi- 'is having theinolinableinlay section positive-v (gated a a g usualapron 12 1y locked when inits' lowermost position, thus v111g f h' l b ui h ble; bp ng. supe absolutely maintaining the tabletop fixed p y g w The mam p -0f the, wheflde'sir'ed; e x top has an opening let which is illustrated Another objectofi'ny invention is thecomas e g b u d by t e i ges of e a bination of'an"inclinable {table top with a main section of thefixed portion of the t'ablex 1 7 is sliding; leaf -which leaf 'isadapted' to be topa The'movable inlay ;1 is design dto fit I hous'ed'u'nderneaththetop in the table or to the opening and is indicated'as pivoted by be'withdrawn to support-book's or other'arti pivot pins 16 adjacent the front portion? f I clesf ln this connection my inventi n in-, the table; It 'Will be noted that the pivot eludes the combination whereby. the leafin a connection is slightly spaced from the front movement Communicated thereto, maybe ,marginal edge 17 of the inlay: J 7 utilized to release 'thetinclinableftable topgto Theinlay-is provided with an adjusting allowflshifting this to any inclined position bracket 18 0n each' sidepivotallyconnected and also thecombination' by which'thesliding thereto and thishaving notches Whichenga e, lea f, -for instan ce whenthrust fully inwardly, pins 19 secured ito-the fixed part of the tabl e.

* forms a locking devicefor vholdiiigzthe in- Inthe construction of Figs; 1, 2;.and 35'the acter, sliding throngh an opening in the apron and suitable guides on the table being located immediately underneath the inlay top. This leaf may be utilized to support books, instruments or the like when pulled outwardly. The leaf has an upwardly slo ing cam surface 25 which cooperates with t e cam surfer-e20 in, the manner hereinunder detailed and also has a locking plateor bolt 26secured at its inneredge which'engages withthe latching or looking hook 21. I I

When the inlay table top is lowered and the leaf 24 thrust inwardly, it will be seen that the table has a flat top with the nonmovable part 11 and the movablepart 15 being in the same horizontal plane and without any upward projections at the'meeting marginnl lines'. The lock bolt or plate 26 fits in the hook-shaped lock 21 and thus holds the table top in its housed or closed'position. When it is desired toraise the inlay section of the top, the leaf 24-rnay be pulled outwardly'as illustrated in Fig. 4, which causes the interengagement of thecain surfaces and 25. This action unlocksthe inlay part ofthe top and slightly raises-this. There-,

foreaperson opening the tablemay grasp the rear edge 22 with the fingers or the'projecting part of the marginaledges 23 and thereby raise the inlay portion of theitop to the desired elevation or inclination; this being; adjustable as above mentioned bythe bracket and pin 18 and 19.

In this action the front marginal edge of the inlay moves down slightly, thereby leaving a slight ledge 27 alongthefront of the table at the lower edge of the inlay top and the front marginal portion of the fixed table top. This ledge may be utilized to support books or other articles by their lower edge and such articles on sloping'of the table top may be readily inspected, due to the inclina tion of the top.

, In connection with Figs. 5 and 6, I show a ball and spring type of latch 28 in which the ball fits in a slight depression 29 in the marginal edge 22 of the top. A small compression spring 30 engages the undersurface ofthe inclinable top, tending to urge this upwardly, but the spring acting on the ball is sufiicientto retain the top locked. Asmall projecting pin or section of an angle 31 depends from the underside of the movable inlay and this is adapted to be engaged by a flat spring 32 which is attached to the movable leaf. When the leaf is thrust inwardly the spring 32 and pin 31 occupy the position of Fig. 5.

When it is desired to lock the table top and slightly raise it, the leaf is ulled outwardly in which case the spring 32 ecomes deflected downwardly by the pin or stud 3.1 and this without lifting the table. top Then the leaf may be thrust inwardly so that the end of the spring engages the pin or stud 31 in the position shown in Fig. 6 and in such inward movement of the leaf this obtains a thrustingor'levering action which forces the ta- .bleinlay top slightly upwardly causing the spring latch to release. Then the inlay top may be raised to the desired inclination.

Various changes may be made in the principles of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof as set forth in the description, drawings and claims.

I claim: 1. In a table. having a table top witban opening, the combination of a tiltahle top section pivotally mounted adjacent one sideof the opening and having anadjmtablesupporting means to support said section at various angles of inclination, a slidable lock- .ing'and unlocking device havingaphook and bolt engagement with the tilta'ble section and interengaging cams toslightly raise said sec tion onreversef movements of said locking and unlocki means. a

, 2. In a tab e having a table top withan opening thereima movable top section pivot,- ally mounted adjacent one side, means to support said section when tilted, aslidahle leaf underneath the said section extendin out wardly through one side of the table havinga locking deviceinterconnecting with the saidsection to lock said section housedwith its top flush with the table top, and interengaging cams to slightly raise the tiltable section to allow grasping at one edge bythe fingers; a i

p 3. In a table havinga table top'with an opening therein, a tiltable section pivotally mounted adjacent one side of the opening, adjustable supporting means to support said section at various degrees of inclination, a slidable leaf under the section extending outwardly through one side of the table, a looking plate on the leaf engaging a hook on-the section to lock said section in its housed position flush with the table top, a depending sloping cam on the section, an upwardly extending sloping cam on the leaf to inter-engage and slightly raise the section to allow grasping by the fingers. H V

4. In a table as claimed in claim 3, the said sectionbeing pivoted at opposite side edges, the pivot being spaced from the-lower edge when inclined, whereby a ledge is formed by one of the side margins of theopening, to

support books or the like on'the inclined top.

5. In a table having a table top with an pivoted to one side of the opening, a slidable opening device having a leaf spring secured thereto, a pin on the undersideof the leaf,

the springbeing adapted to engage the pin in one'direction of movement depressing the spring and in the other direction of movement .i engaging the pin andislightly lifting one 'side' 7 v V V ofqthesaid section'to allow grasping by the I v 10 a V fingers.

6; In a tablehaving a-talole top with an opening and an inlay section in the opening, 7' said inlay when in'its housed position formingwith the table top aplane surface, means 7 leaf in a'raised position.

' table top withthe inlay closed havinga surface all inone planeand when the inlay is raised the edge of the opening, adjacent the hinge forming a ledge'to enga'ge books or'the like resting on the inlay, means interconnect- 7 ing the inlay; andthe le'af to lock" the inlay in its housed position when the leaf is thrust to hinge the said inlay in the opening, a slidable leaf below the said inlay and adapted tov slide inwardly and outwardly in the table,

means interconnecting with the said leaf and the inlay to lock the inlay closed when the said leafis in one position. I

7. In a tahle as'claimed in claim 6,means V interconnecting the leaf and the inlay to V slightly raise the inlay by moving the leaf to another position and thereby facilitate raising ofsaid leaflfand means to support said 8. In a table. having afltable top with an opening, a tilting inlav section fitting in the openingand having" aghinged connection spaced from one jedge of the inlay and one edge of the openin y a slidable leaf 'fitting I under the inlay,v means interconnecting the leaf and. the inlay to slightly raisedsaid in lay on the movement of theleaf and facilitate 1 raising of said inlay; and-means to support sald inlay 111 a raised position, said inlay and completely inwardu In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. 1 g

" HARRY N' BANKS. 

